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Qatar Petroleum signs gas deal with Exxon

Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Corporation have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar to the USA for a term of 25 years.

Parker supplies Caspian platform

Tube fittings and valves from Parker Instrumentation have been employed exclusively on a new drilling platform currently being commissioned in the Caspian Sea.

Sabic to build second EG plant

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation will construct a new Ethylene Glycol (EG) plant at Jubail United Petrochemical Company.

Twinsafe testing

Oliver Twinsafe Valves, a specialist in double block and bleed (DBB) twinsafe units, has invested in a new test station.

PremiAir pneumatic performance

For use in the most demanding process environments, PremiAir pneumatic actuators from Tyco Valves & Controls have been engineered to provide reliable and economical operation for all types of quarter-turn valves.

Software engineering tool

SVF Flow Controls has developed an engineering tool that supports specifiers and users of their full range of ball valves, actuators and controls.

France to invest in new reactors

France is to renew its dependence on nuclear energy by investing in a new advanced reactor, The Guardian reported industry minister Nicole Fontaine as having said

Russian-German gas deal

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder say their countries are days away from sealing a mammoth Baltic Sea gas pipeline project aimed at lucrative European markets.

Velan S.r.l. formed for pipeline valves

Velan has formed Velan S.r.l., a joint venture company established to manufacture API 6A & 6D Trunnion-Mounted Ball Valves for pipelines and offshore platforms.

Boost in engine valve output

Elscint Automation, an Indian vibratory equipment manufacturer, has recently manufactured a feeding system for feeding of engine valves having diameter from 20mm to 50mm and length between 30mm to 200mm.